No news was not good news when the US Federal Reserve left rates on hold last week.

Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is a man who understands business and understands the future.

Imagine what an election debate in 2029 might look like.

Cabinet Minister Paula Bennett has played to the political gallery by jettisoning the $88 million Chinese bid to buy Lochinver Station because it did not provide enough new jobs.

Organising your money properly can pay off with savings and extra cash.

Trying to predict where the market is going is a more dangerous strategy than digging in and staying put.

The performance of the Australian and New Zealand economies has an important impact on a number of areas, particularly the labour sector and our red hot housing market.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen may be the best advertisement yet for media training.

Policymakers inevitably get things wrong from time to time, writes Brian Fallow. But if they are to learn from their mistakes, they first have to acknowledge that they are mistakes.

Juha Saarinen takes a look at new Australian PM's tech credentials and we're giving away a Microsoft Surface worth $800!

It will put Silver Fern Farms in a strong position, writes Fran O'Sullivan. But that won't stop the emotion over the injection of Chinese ownership into a company that other players were endeavouring to keep NZ controlled.

Marketing man Graham McGregor on the value of a one-sentence description of your product or service.

What would have made a big difference if you could have put it into practice earlier? Share your comments with us.

Westpac's CEO is planning to invest an extra A$200m a year in digital initiatives to boost the bank's customer numbers, as well as drive down costs.

Foreign investment is not a black and white issue. Too often the populist reaction to the issue is knee-jerk and xenophobic.

Shanghai Maling Aquarius is understood to have a $300 million war chest to back its bid for a slice of the Kiwi meat co-operative.

Rental cars are costly. If the upfront hire fees aren't enough, there are lots of other charges that can double the cost. That can be anything from increased insurance costs to reduce excesses, to hiring a child seat.

Pip Dunphy effectively blew the whistle on Solid Energy's pending insolvency when she resigned her chairmanship less than a year into the role.

There is a huge difference between the timing and level of disclosure of the four Government-controlled NZX-listed companies - Air New Zealand, Genesis Energy, Meridian Energy and Mighty River Power - and other Crown entities.

There's a problem with the male-female mix on television at 7pm, writes John Drinnan.

NZ can't rely on the likes of Russia to meet our obligations, writes Brian Fallow.

Apple surprised pretty much nobody with this week's new product launch, writes Juha Saarinen. The iPad Pro is the most intriguing new device though.

In a sea of "celebrity" chefs, Heston Blumenthal is a master of marketing, writes Bella Katz.

Being there for staff 100% of the time is neither good management nor good delegation, writes Robyn Pearce.

Even though NZ is a small player globally, we should pay a great deal of attention to what's happening with internet governance, writes Juha Saarinen.

There is already considerable foreign investment in New Zealand agribusiness, writes Fran O'Sullivan. Several Chinese companies have meat interests and there is major Japanese investment in Anzco.

Marketing consultant Graham McGregor says webinars are an extraordinary modern way to get your message out.

As businesses grow and expand, certain aspects of the day-to-day management of the organisation inevitably become more complex.